EP0806204A1 - Produktions inhibitor von inflammatorischen zytokinen enthaltend ein polyprenylderivat als wirkstoff - Google Patents

Produktions inhibitor von inflammatorischen zytokinen enthaltend ein polyprenylderivat als wirkstoff Download PDF

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EP0806204A1
EP0806204A1 EP95900931A EP95900931A EP0806204A1 EP 0806204 A1 EP0806204 A1 EP 0806204A1 EP 95900931 A EP95900931 A EP 95900931A EP 95900931 A EP95900931 A EP 95900931A EP 0806204 A1 EP0806204 A1 EP 0806204A1
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  • the present invention concerns an inhibitor of inflammatory cytokine formation comprising polyprenyl derivatives as the active ingredient, and a method for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases, which method is based on the inhibition of inflammatory cytokine formation by use of polyprenyl derivatives as the active ingredient.
  • Inflammatory bowel diseases include ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. In both of these diseases, intractable ulceration or inflammation occurs in the intestinal tract of a young adult, and each is designated as one of the intractable diseases in this country.
  • Inflammatory bowel diseases occur frequently in the developed countries in Europe and America, and their sudden increase has also been observed in this country. A therapeutic method for these diseases has not yet been established, with the lone exception of a finding that sulfasalazine or a steroid derivative such as prednisolone is partly effective.
  • Behcet syndrome is a disease showing four main symptoms, stomatitis, skin symptoms, pudendal ulcer and eye symptoms.
  • a disease showing the above four symptoms and having additional intestinal symptoms is known as intestinal type Behcet syndrome. These four main symptoms are convenient for diagnosis. However, these do not directly cause direct death, the main cause of death from Behcet syndrome being peritonitis caused by intestinal perforation.
  • TNF ⁇ tumor necrotizing factor- ⁇
  • IL-6 interleukine-6
  • IL-8 interleukine-8
  • the present inventors studied the pharmacological activities of various polyprenyl derivatives for many years. Their study resulted in the discovery that certain polyprenyl derivatives have an excellent activity in inhibiting the formation of inflammatory cytokines and they exhibit an excellent therapeutic effect on inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease and on Behcet syndrome, and they have low toxicity; and that these derivatives are useful as an agent for inhibiting inflammatory cytokine formation and as a therapeutic and preventive agent for inflammatory bowel diseases and Behcet syndrome; and this resulted in completion of the present invention.
  • the polyprenyl derivatives of the present invention are known to have antiulcer activity (for example, Japanese Patent Application Kokai No. Sho 52-62213 etc.,), their activity in inhibiting the formation of inflammatory cytokines, their therapeutic effect on inflammatory bowel diseases etc., are not known.
  • polyprenyl derivatives the active ingredient of the present invention, have the general formula:
  • the C 1 -C 4 alkyl group may be, for example, a methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl or isobutyl group; preferably a C 1 -C 2 alkyl group; and particularly preferably a methyl group.
  • the C 2 -C 12 aliphatic acyl group may have double bond(s) and may be an acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, valeryl, isovaleryl, caproyl, heptanoyl, octanoyl, nonanoyl, decanoyl, lauroyl, acryloyl, metacryloyl, crotonoyl or 3-butenoyl group; preferably a C 2 -C 6 aliphatic acyl group and particularly preferably an acetyl group.
  • the C 7 -C 11 aromatic acyl group may be, for example, a benzoyl or naphtoyl group; preferably a benzoyl group.
  • the aromatic acyl group may have substituent(s) on the ring; and the substituent may be the aforementioned C 1 -C 4 alkyl group; a C 1 -C 4 alkoxy group such as a methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy or butoxy group; or a halogen atom such as a fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine atom; preferably a methyl, methoxy, fluorine or chlorine atom.
  • the C 8 -C 12 aryl-substituted aliphatic acyl group may have double bond, and may be a phenylacetyl, phenylpropionyl, phenylbutyryl, phenylvaleryl, naphthylacetyl or cinnamoyl group; preferably a phenylacetyl or cinnamoyl group; and particularly preferably a cinnamoyl group.
  • the aryl-substituted aliphatic acyl group may have substituent(s) on the ring; and the substituents may be the same substituents as mentioned already for the aromatic acyl group.
  • a compound in which the groups are combined with ones selected optionally from the groups (1) to (5) may be also preferable.
  • Preferred compounds represented by the general formula (I) may be exemplified concretely in the following Table 1.
  • polyprenyl derivatives having the general formula (I), which are the active ingredient of the present invention are known compounds, or can be prepared easily according to the known methods (for example, Japanese Patent Application Kokai No. Sho 52-62213 etc.).
  • the polyprenyl derivatives of the present invention have an excellent activity in inhibiting the formation of inflammatory cytokines, they exhibit an excellent therapeutic effect on inflammatory bowel diseases and Behcet syndrome, and they show low toxicity. Therefore these derivatives are useful as a therapeutic and preventive agent for various kinds of diseases mentioned below, based on their inhibiting effect on the formation of inflammatory cytokines etc.
  • polyprenyl derivatives having the general formula (I), which are the active ingredient of the present invention are preferably useful as a therapeutic and prophylatic agent for inflammatory bowel diseases or for Behcet syndrome, more preferably as a therapeutic and preventive agent for inflammatory bowel diseases, and particularly preferably as a therapeutic and preventive agent for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
  • polyprenyl derivatives having the general formula (I), which are the active ingredient of the present invention have an excellent activity in inhibiting the formation of inflammatory cytokines, they exhibit an excellent therapeutic effect on inflammatory bowel diseases and Behcet syndrome, and they are useful as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for inflammatory bowel diseases.
  • the derivatives having the general formula (I), which are the active ingredient of the present invention are used as an agent for inhibiting inflammatory cytokine formation
  • the derivatives by themselves or a mixture of the derivatives and any pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, vehicles, diluents etc. may be administered orally or parenterally (including intrarectal administration) as pharmaceutical compositions such as powders, granules, tablets, capsules, injections, suppositories etc., and preferably orally.
  • a dose of from 1 mg to 1000 mg (preferably from 10 mg to 500 mg) in a case of oral administration, and a dose of from 0.1 mg to 500 mg (preferably from 1 mg to 300 mg) in the case of intravenous administration, may be given one to three times a day according to the symptoms.
  • a peripheral blood sample (to which heparin was added) was taken from each of 3 patients with ulcerative colitis during active stage and 3 patients with Crohn's disease. The samples were separated by their specific gravity using Ficoll-Lonray Percoll to give monocyte (Mo) and macrophage (M ⁇ ) fractions. 10% fetal cow serum (FCS) was added to these fractions and the mixture was prepared to be 1 x 10 4 cells/ml, by use of Rosewell Park Memorial Institute medium (RPMI-1640).
  • FCS fetal cow serum
  • Compound No. 12 has a significant inhibitory effect, at a concentration of 10 -6 M, on the formation of three kinds of cytokines, TNF ⁇ , IL-6 and IL-8, in the Mo-M ⁇ cell systems derived from peripheral blood samples of patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease (a decreased effect was observed on the levels of IL-8 in the peripheral blood Mo-M ⁇ cell system derived from patients with ulcerative colitis); and it shows equivalent or greater utility compared to sulfasalazine or prednisolone.
  • Compound No. 12 was administered to 5 patients with ulcerative colitis (active stage) at a daily dosage of from 3 tablets (240 mg) to 6 tablets (480 mg) divided into 3 doses.
  • the patients were 3 females and 2 males from 21 to 46 years old.
  • 4 cases had not shown improvement even after administration of 6 tablets (3.0 g) a day of sulfasalazine for 3 months, and the other case was incipient.
  • the results are shown in Table 4.
  • Table 4 Clinical effect of Compound No. 12 in patients with ulcerative colitis Case (Age) Dosage & Adm. period Clinical symptom Clinical judgement Effect of combined drug 3 months before Adm. Before Adm. After Adm. 1.
  • Compound No. 12 was administered to 3 patients with Crohn's disease (active stage) at a daily dosage of 6 tablets (480 mg) divided into 3 doses.
  • the patients were 1 female and 2 males from 28 to 44 years old.
  • 2 cases had not been improved even after administration of 6 tablets (3.0 g) a day of sulfasalazine for 3 months, and 1 case had not been improved even after combined administration of 6 tablets (3.0 g) a day of sulfasalazine, 6 tablets (3.0 g) a day of camostat mesilate and 6 tablets (3.0 g) a day of cepharanthine for 3 months.
  • Table 5 Clinical effect of Compound No.
  • this compound may be effective for the therapy of fistula such as internal fistula or outer fistula.
  • Compound No. 12 was administered to a patient with Behcet syndrome (active stage) at a daily dosage of 6 tablets (480 mg) divided into 3 doses.
  • the patient was a 51 years old female with the main three symptoms of Behcet syndrome, pudendal ulceration, recurrent stomatitis and erythema nodosum of the legs, accompanied by multiple apthous ulceration throughout the intestinal tract.
  • Table 6 Clinical effect of Compound No.
  • a powder containing the above components is mixed, filtered through a sieve of 60 mesh and then incorporated in a No. 2 gelatine capsule for 250 mg to obtain the desired capsule preparation.
  • a powder containing the above components is mixed and tableted by use of a tableting machine to obtain the aimed 250 mg tablet preparation.
  • this tablet can be covered with a sugar coating.

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